White Elementary

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White Elementary is an elementary school located in Wichita, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 417 students. The school is part of the Wichita school district, which is ranked 252 out of 266 districts in Kansas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

White Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Kansas elementary schools, with a ranking between 634-664 out of 653-670 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments (KAP) is significantly below the Wichita district and Kansas state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 14.28% of White Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 19.95% in Wichita and 33.55% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 7.59% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 14.47% in Wichita and 31.6% statewide. White Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 90.41% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.

The nearby schools, such as Anderson Elementary, Cessna Elementary, and Colvin Elementary, also perform poorly on state assessments and have similar demographic profiles to White Elementary. However, some nearby schools, such as Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet and Enterprise Elementary, perform significantly better on state assessments, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that factors beyond just student demographics, such as school leadership, curriculum, and instructional practices, may play a role in the academic performance of these schools.


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Public PK, KG-5

 5148 S Kansas
       Wichita, KS  67216


(316) 973-1250

District: Wichita

SchoolDigger Rank:
634th of 653 Kansas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,684 Help


Students who attend White Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Truesdell Middle School
    Wells Alternative Middle School
High:    Chisholm Life Skills Center
    South High
    Sowers Alternative High School
    Wichita Alternative High

Student/teacher ratio:  16.5 Help
Number of students:  417

Racial breakdown:

White:
47.0%
Hispanic:
20.9%
African American:
14.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  90.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details White Elementary ranks worse than 97.1% of elementary schools in Kansas. It also ranks 45th among 57 ranked elementary schools in the Wichita School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.19. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at White Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (47%), Hispanic (20.9%), African American (14.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 90.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at White Elementary is 16.5. 56 elementary schools in the Wichita School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at White Elementary is $11,684, which is the 29th highest among 57 elementary schools in the Wichita School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

White Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks White Elementary 634th of 653 Kansas public elementary schools. (See White Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Wichita:

SchoolDigger ranks Wichita 252nd of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for White Elementary

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Rank History for all students at White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 7.66 556th 585 5.0%
2007 15.29 546th 600 9.0%
2008 5.70 591st 614 3.7%
2009 11.67 580th 621 6.6%
2010 13.91 578th 630 8.3%
2011 24.30 554th 631 12.2%
2012 27.52 571st 660 13.5%
2013 37.12 501st 668 25.0%
2015 16.01 605th 678 10.8%
2016 16.86 575th 656 12.3%
2017 22.32 551st 659 16.4%
2018 23.65 535th 656 18.4%
2019 13.74 603rd 667 9.6%
2021 4.45 664th 670 0.9%
2022 5.06 663rd 668 0.7%
2023 4.24 658th 660 0.3%
2024 7.19 634th 653 2.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 20.63 268th 305 12.1%
2023 12.36 288th 296 2.7%
2024 11.86 301st 306 1.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.90 318th 512 37.9%
2019 27.43 418th 509 17.9%
2021 9.48 488th 494 1.2%
2022 9.78 506th 512 1.2%
2023 7.22 539th 541 0.4%
2024 12.23 527th 546 3.5%
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Rank History for Female students at White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.04 482nd 574 16.0%
2019 12.44 544th 591 8.0%
2021 6.77 580th 591 1.9%
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Rank History for Male students at White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.18 447th 575 22.3%
2019 19.91 499th 586 14.8%
2021 4.83 604th 605 0.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.44 26th 207 87.4%
2019 70.98 43rd 235 81.7%
2021 25.06 194th 229 15.3%
2022 19.44 237th 254 6.7%
2023 12.08 245th 245 0.0%
2024 18.57 245th 260 5.8%
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Rank History for White students at White Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.65 530th 574 7.7%
2019 6.30 586th 592 1.0%
2021 2.24 586th 587 0.2%
2022 2.63 595th 596 0.2%
2023 2.25 583rd 584 0.2%
2024 5.21 574th 579 0.9%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for White Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 192 31 7 11 8 n/a n/a 0 249
1989 176 37 6 9 10 n/a n/a 0 238
1990 161 34 4 12 10 n/a n/a 0 221
1991 172 26 4 14 6 n/a n/a 0 222
1992 157 30 5 17 3 n/a n/a 0 212
1993 169 25 10 17 6 n/a n/a 0 227
1994 199 36 13 17 5 n/a n/a 0 270
1995 226 53 5 16 9 n/a n/a 0 309
1996 226 53 5 16 9 n/a n/a 0 309
1997 227 43 4 17 7 n/a n/a 0 298
1998 214 45 4 19 9 n/a n/a 0 291
1999 195 47 7 16 4 n/a n/a 0 269
2000 196 43 6 15 7 n/a n/a 0 267
2001 208 45 7 16 8 n/a n/a 0 284
2002 194 26 6 22 14 n/a n/a 0 262
2003 194 26 6 22 14 n/a n/a 0 262
2004 221 42 12 34 26 n/a n/a 15 350
2005 377 81 14 43 39 n/a n/a 28 582
2006 357 106 17 59 30 n/a n/a 24 593
2007 363 92 14 56 35 n/a n/a 0 560
2008 394 83 22 67 46 n/a n/a 0 612
2009 373 53 14 64 44 n/a n/a 89 637
2010 317 46 10 92 21 3 52 0 541
2011 358 54 11 98 12 1 60 0 594
2012 351 68 9 94 19 2 65 0 608
2013 366 54 10 110 10 3 63 0 616
2014 374 63 15 124 10 2 73 0 661
2015 384 76 19 132 10 1 64 0 686
2016 395 65 16 126 13 1 51 0 667
2017 325 53 13 114 13 5 36 0 559
2018 295 65 14 93 8 2 48 0 525
2019 281 70 12 83 8 3 38 0 495
2020 237 71 17 106 6 4 39 0 480
2021 203 79 13 90 3 5 36 0 429
2022 205 54 12 84 4 4 46 0 409
2023 196 60 14 87 4 3 53 0 417

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at White Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 249 16.0 15.5 0
1989 238 17.0 14.0 n/a
1990 221 13.2 16.7 0
1991 222 14.4 15.4 n/a
1992 212 13.2 16.0 50.9
1993 227 14.3 15.9 32.6
1994 270 16.2 16.7 37.4
1995 309 16.0 19.3 47.9
1996 309 16.0 19.3 47.9
1997 298 17.3 17.2 46
1998 291 17.5 16.6 59.1
1999 269 18.6 14.5 58
2000 267 17.1 15.6 64
2001 284 18.4 15.4 64.4
2002 262 15.7 16.7 72.1
2003 262 15.7 16.7 72.1
2004 350 19.8 17.7 82.1
2005 582 36.9 15.8 86.8
2006 593 40.6 14.6 83.3
2007 560 37.8 14.8 79.6
2008 612 31.4 19.5 80.1
2009 637 32.0 19.9 97.1
2010 541 32.7 16.5 81.9
2011 594 33.4 17.7 84.5
2012 608 37.1 16.3 87.5
2013 616 37.3 16.5 88
2014 661 37.5 17.6 90.3
2015 686 38.0 18.0 88.5
2016 667 36.0 18.5 85.6
2017 559 33.4 16.7 83.4
2018 525 32.4 16.2 79.6
2019 495 35.0 14.1 85.5
2020 480 34.0 14.1 81.9
2021 429 30.9 13.8 83.4
2022 409 30.9 13.2 86.1
2023 417 25.2 16.5 90.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio White Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 249 16.0 15.5 0
1989 238 17.0 14.0 n/a
1990 221 13.2 16.7 0
1991 222 14.4 15.4 n/a
1992 212 13.2 16.0 50.9
1993 227 14.3 15.9 32.6
1994 270 16.2 16.7 37.4
1995 309 16.0 19.3 47.9
1996 309 16.0 19.3 47.9
1997 298 17.3 17.2 46
1998 291 17.5 16.6 59.1
1999 269 18.6 14.5 58
2000 267 17.1 15.6 64
2001 284 18.4 15.4 64.4
2002 262 15.7 16.7 72.1
2003 262 15.7 16.7 72.1
2004 350 19.8 17.7 82.1
2005 582 36.9 15.8 86.8
2006 593 40.6 14.6 83.3
2007 560 37.8 14.8 79.6
2008 612 31.4 19.5 80.1
2009 637 32.0 19.9 97.1
2010 541 32.7 16.5 81.9
2011 594 33.4 17.7 84.5
2012 608 37.1 16.3 87.5
2013 616 37.3 16.5 88
2014 661 37.5 17.6 90.3
2015 686 38.0 18.0 88.5
2016 667 36.0 18.5 85.6
2017 559 33.4 16.7 83.4
2018 525 32.4 16.2 79.6
2019 495 35.0 14.1 85.5
2020 480 34.0 14.1 81.9
2021 429 30.9 13.8 83.4
2022 409 30.9 13.2 86.1
2023 417 25.2 16.5 90.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for White Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $3,841 (32.9%) $7,844 (67.1%) $11,684

Data source: Kansas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on White Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 603rd of 667 Elementary schoolsRanks 658th of 660 Elementary schools
 9.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (White Elementary)13.210
 3.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wichita)25.221
 4.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)40.638.1
 2.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (White Elementary)14.16.5
 7.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wichita)30.525.6
 4.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas)50.350.4
 0.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (White Elementary)31.213.1
 18.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wichita)30.326.1
 4.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)47.642.8
 4.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (White Elementary)21.64.8
 16.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wichita)17.715.7
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)36.137.6
 1.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (White Elementary)25.89.3
 16.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wichita)2821.8
 6.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)43.539.6
 4%
5th Grade Mathematics (White Elementary)18.30
 18.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wichita)17.514.7
 2.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.931.3
 0.6%
5th Grade Science (White Elementary)23.811.1
 12.7%
   5th Grade Science (Wichita)2723.8
 3.2%
   5th Grade Science (Kansas)43.142.1
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students495417
 15.8%
African American7060
 14.3%
American Indian84
 50%
Asian1214
 16.7%
Hispanic8387
 4.8%
Pacific Islander33
White281196
 30.2%
Two or More Races3853
 39.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients85.5%90.4%
 5%


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White Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.9% of Kansas elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 417 students attended White Elementary.

Students at White Elementary are 47% White, 21% Hispanic, 14% African American, 13% Two or more races, 3% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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